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Country around Durbin is a rural area of about 618 people in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Staunton, VA and 128 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $818 a month.
618people
$159kTypical home
$818/moRent
78° / 36°Summer / winter
74"Snow
212Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 618 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 51 mi to Staunton, VA
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to CKB airport
- 130 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,884 ft
- 134 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pocahontas County: R+50 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk